From Impacts on Fisheries to Fate of Oil Spill Residues, New Research
to be Released at 2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science
Conference

Over 800 scientific experts to descend on Mobile, Alabama

January 24, 2014 04:02 PM Eastern Standard Time

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Next week, over 800 oil spill-related experts from academia, state &
federal agencies and non-governmental organizations, will be sharing
their latest scientific results at the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill &
Ecosystem Science Conference. With this being the fourth year of
research following the Deepwater Horizon incident and associated
investments focused on the Gulf of Mexico, the science community is now
well-positioned to release new findings. The Conference will be held in
Mobile, Alabama from January 26-29, 2014 at the Renaissance Mobile
Riverview Plaza Hotel.

The Conference will consist of 10
scientific sessions and approximately 550 abstracts for oral and
poster presentations. The Conference topics to be covered during these
sessions and presentations are:

• Ecosystem Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

• Chemical & Biological Transport of Oil in the Gulf

• Data Management & Informatics

• Effect of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Fisheries

• Socio-Economic Analysis of Catastrophic Events

• Advances in Dispersant Technology

• Public Health and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

• Ecosystem Monitoring Strategies

• Education and Outreach

After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the reported burial of weathered
oil along Gulf beaches and in the marshes was well-documented. Are you
interested in the chemical and biological decomposition of that oil?
Specifically, how much is buried and how long it will persist? Then you
should listen to a presentation titled Biodegradation of MC252 Crude
Oil After Mobilization by Washover Events on a Coastal Headland Beach
and others like it occurring at the Conference.